作鹽作光

Chinese

		to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do; to make	salt	to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do; to make	light; ray; bright
trad. (作鹽作光)		作	鹽	作	光
simp. (作盐作光)		作	盐	作	光

Etymology

Based on the Book of Matthew, chapter 5, verses 13 to 16.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuòyánzuòguāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zok³ jim⁴ zok³ gwong¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuòyánzuòguāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuòyánzuòguang
    • Wade–Giles: tso⁴-yen²-tso⁴-kuang¹
    • Yale: dzwò-yán-dzwò-gwāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohyantzuohguang
    • Palladius: цзояньцзогуан (czojanʹczoguan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zok³ jim⁴ zok³ gwong¹
    • Yale: jok yìhm jok gwōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzok⁸ jim⁴ dzok⁸ gwong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zog³ yim⁴ zog³ guong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːk̚³ jiːm²¹ t͡sɔːk̚³ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

作鹽作光

1. (Christianity) to be the salt of the earth and light of the world; to have positive influence on the world
   • 2019 July, 陳瑞漢, “作長老的挑戰與反思”, in 教牧分享 [Pastoral Sharing], number 226, →ISSN , page 21:

     小孩很自我中心，會爭奪，哭鬧，所以成長像小孩也不行，要成長爲滿有基督的身量，才能夠活出基督，作鹽作光，使萬民作主門徒，並在社會各階層爲神管治大地。 [MSC, trad.]
     小孩很自我中心，会争夺，哭闹，所以成长像小孩也不行，要成长为满有基督的身量，才能够活出基督，作盐作光，使万民作主门徒，并在社会各阶层为神管治大地。 [MSC, simp.]

     Xiǎohái hěn zìwǒzhōngxīn, huì zhēngduó, kūnào, suǒyǐ chéngzhǎng xiàng xiǎohái yě bùxíng, yào chéngzhǎng wéi mǎn yǒu Jīdū de shēnliàng, cái nénggòu huóchū Jīdū, zuòyánzuòguāng, shǐ wànmín zuò Zhǔ méntú, bìng zài shèhuì gè jiēcéng wèi Shén guǎnzhì dàdì. [Pinyin]

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Synonyms

• 作光作鹽／作光作盐